PHIL 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Individualism, Social Contract, Artificiality

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 1010
• Professor: Kyle Bromhall

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Need to cite + cite properly for essay. Social contract theory consent - tacit consent and hypothetical consent. Liberty and liberalism tacit consent: by accessing materials from the state we are consenting to be held responsible for the maintenance of it. Hypothetical: if we were asked about accepting the state we would say yes if we were rational. Utilitarianism the idea that the morally obligatory action is always that which provides the biggest net utility the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain. Awful moral consequences the principle of fairness. Does(cid:374)"t hi(cid:374)ge o(cid:374) (cid:272)o(cid:374)se(cid:374)t liberty is a transaction between individuals and society receive a social good and give back some of your liberty. Equality each person is considered equal (in strength or in moral standing) (e) Individualism the individual is the basic social unit (i) the individual is more important than the society, the individual is the basic social unit, the individual is required for society to exist.